WHEREAS heretofore certain promises were made in favour of certain half-caste families then residing in the Middle Island, that provision in land should be made for them as hereinafter provided: And whereas it is expedient that an Act should be passed for the purpose of giving effect to the arrangements so agreed upon:

Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Short Title.

The Short Title of this Act shall be “The Middle Island Half-caste Crown Grants Act, 1877.”

2 Grants may be issued.

It shall be lawful for the Governor to fulfil and carry into effect the hereinbefore-mentioned promises in reference to the said half-caste families, whether such promises are evidenced by any writing or not.

3 Land to be selected in Canterbury and Otago.

For the purpose of carrying out the intention of the Act, it shall be lawful for the Governor from time to time, as he shall think fit, to execute Crown grants of such portions of the waste lands of the Crown situate within the Provincial Districts of Canterbury and Otago as may be selected or set apart by any person whom the Governor may authorize to select the same, in satisfaction of any promise as aforesaid to any half-caste claimants, being the persons named in the Schedules A and B hereto: Provided that the area so granted shall not exceed ten acres to each male and eight acres to each female.

4 Restrictions on alienation.

The Governor is also hereby authorized and empowered to insert in any grants issued under the authority of this Act such terms, conditions, or restrictions on alienation as he may from time to time think fit.

5 Grants to be in satisfaction of all demands.

On the execution of a Crown grant to any of the persons named in the Schedules aforesaid the said grant shall be deemed to be a final extinguishment of all claims and demands of the said grantee, or of any person claiming or entitled under or through him or them in respect of such promised provision in land.

SCHEDULES

Schedule A Provincial District of Canterbury

Name.	Married Name.	Acres.
Brown, Katherine	Mrs. Eru	8
Brown, Rebecca	Mrs. Score	8
Barton, Jos Steve		10
Barton, Elizabeth Wixom		8
Clough, Abner		10
Clough, Robinson Gorge		10
Driver, Mary	Mrs. Te Aika	8
Douay, Lydia	Mrs. Piki	8
Fluerty, Charles		10
Fluerty, Robert		10
Fluerty, William		10
Fluerty, George		10
Fluerty, Mary Ann	Mrs. Wright	8
Green, Thomas Eustace		10
Green, King William		10
Green, Mary Catherine Agnes		8
Green, Martha		8
Gilbert, George		10
Gilbert, William		10
Gilbert, Sarah	Mrs. Cameron	8
Gilbert, Robert		10
Gilbert, Mary	Mrs. Tynan	8
Gilbert, Jane		8
Gilbert, Daniel		10
Howland, Phœbe	Mrs. Brown	8
Howland, Huldah	Mrs. Wells	8
Hannah	Mrs. Kehoma Kipa	8
Kalgher, John Denny		10
Kew, Susan	Mrs. Hone	8
Kildare, James		10
Kildare, Hannah	Mrs. Wekepiri	8
Lewis, Hannah	Mrs. Nutira	8
Loper, Charles		10
Mason, Richard		10
Mary	Mrs. Chapman	8
Price, Annie		8
Ryan, Philip		10
Ryan, Richard		10
Rickers, James		10
Score, John		10
Tuherekau, Mary Ann		8
Williams, Mary Ann	Mrs. Pohata	8
Williams, James		10
West, Sweeny		10
White, Sarah	Mrs. Innes	8
White, George		10
White, Henry		10
White, Almiralo	Mrs. Knudson	8
White, Mary	Mrs. Lyall	8
White, Thomas		10
White, Anna Munro		8
White, Charles		10
White, Amy		8

Schedule B Provincial District of Otago

Name.	Married Name.	Acres.
Apes, Thomas		10
Apes, Kitty		8
Apes, James		10
Apes, William		10
Apes, George		10
Apes, Mary		8
Ashwell, George		10
Arnett, John		10
Barrett, W. Henry		10
Bates, William		10
Bates, James		10
Bates, Mary Ann	Mrs. John Lee	8
Bates, Lydia	Mrs. James Kirkton	8
Burn, Kitty	Mrs. George Robertson.	8
Burn, Richard		10
Burn, Jenny	Mrs. H. K. Tairoa	8
Crane, Betty	Mrs. Palmer	8
Davis, Catherine	Mrs. Henry Te Maire.	8
Davis, Mary Ann		8
Davis, James		10
Davis, Joseph		10
Davis, Sarah	Mrs. James Wixon	8
Davis, John		10
Davis, William		10
Dallas, John		10
Dallas, William		10
Driver, John		10
Driver, Maria	Mrs. Peter Mowat	8
Driver, Emma	Mrs. Wm. Joss	8
Edwards, Koriana	Mrs. John Russell	8
Edwards, Thomas		10
Edwards, Elizabeth	Mrs. John Gregory	8
Emanuel, Betsey	Mrs. McLeod	8
Fisher, William		10
Friday, Betsey	Mrs. Thomas Grey	8
Freeman, George		10
Goodwilly, Caroline	Mrs. Charles Goodwilly.	8
Gregory, John		10
Geary, John		10
Geary, William		10
Geary, Thomas		10
Howell, Sarah Ann	Mrs. W. Cameron	8
Howell, George		10
Hunter, Charles		10
Hunter, John		10
Hunter, Louisa	Mrs. Henry Barrett	8
Hunter, David		10
Hunter, Joseph		10
Hape, Taituha		10
Howard, Mary	Mrs. Taituha Hape	8
Hannah		8
Haberfield, John		10
Haberfleld, Joseph		10
Haberfield, Mary		8
Haberfield, Annie Reynolds		8
Joyce, William		10
Kui, Mary	Mrs. W. Bryant	8
Karatei, Pepe		10
Koroko, John		10
Lovet, Barney		10
Lovet, Dinah	Mrs. Poreti	8
Leonard, Ann	Mrs. W. Thomas	8
Loyd, James		10
Loyd, William		10
Loyd, Harriet	Mrs. Parker	8
Miller, John		10
Moss, Joe		10
Moss, Elizabeth	Mrs. Walter Joss	8
Moss, Polly	Mrs. Joe Davis	8
Name.	Married Name.	Acres.
McKenzie, John		10
Mauhe, Mary Ann	Mrs. Solomon Mauhe	8
Newton, Alice	Mrs. William Fisher	8
Orbell, Louisa	Mrs. Arthur Orbell	8
Pratt, Thomas		10
Pratt, David		10
Parker, John		10
Paina, John		10
Philips, James		10
Robertson, George		10
Robertson, Harriett	Mrs. Timoti Karetai	8
Robertson, John		10
Russell, John		10
Russell, Lavina	Mrs. Geo. Ashwell	8
Russell, William		10
Russell, Ellen		8
Russell, Patrick		10
Russell, Catherine	Mrs. Jas. Donaldson	8
Riki, Hannah	Mrs. John Owens	8
Rahui, Tera Tureti		8
Stone, Sarah	Mrs. Ihaia Potiki	8
Spencer, James		10
Spencer, William		10
Shephard Thomas		10
Sterling, John		10
Thomas, William		10
Thomson, Mary	Mrs. Loyd	8
Thomson, Rose	Mrs. Loyd	8
Thomson, Sally	Mrs. Sizemore	8
Thomson, Kitty		8
Thomson, Harriet		8
Thomson, Joe		10
Williams, Annie	Mrs. George Pauli	8
Weller, Hana	Mrs. Dan Ellison	8
Wievil, James		10
Whitelock, James		10
Whitelock, Caroline	Mrs. Rita Paiwhenua	8
Wixon, James		10
Wixon, John		10
Wixon, Jenny		8
Wixon, Margaret		8
Wixon, Rose		8
Wixon, Andrew		10
Wixon, Mary		8
Wood, Mary	Mrs. Wm. Anglem	8
Whaitiri, Mary Ann	Mrs. Ihaia Whaitiri	8
West, Harry		10
Weller, Fanny	Mrs. Tare te Ururaki	8
Whitelock, Maria	Mrs. John Newton	8

Middle Island Half-Caste Crown Grants Act 1877